Bale-tie buckle.



J. D. STRAHAN.

BALE TIB BUCKLE.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1910.

1,007,814, Patented Now?, 1911.

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JOHN D. STRAHAN, 0F SHADYPOINT, OKLAHOMA.

BAILE-TIE BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N ov. 7, 1911.

Application filed September 17, 1910. Serial No. 582,504.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. STRAHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shadypoint, in the county of Le Flore, State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Tie Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bale ties and is especially adapted for use in connection with cotton bales and the leading object of the invention is the production of a one-piece metallic bale tie adapted to securely hold a band around a bale in such a manner that the ends of the band do not project from the band to form cutting points and in a manner that a portion of the tie will be caused to bite into the band when an unusual strain is placed on the band.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification, and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing the tie applied to a bale. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tie detached.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating the practical application of the invention 5 denotes a cotton bale around which' a band 6 is wrapped. The band 6 is secured to the tie 7 which is provided with an unsplit cross bar 8 and a split cross bar 9 spaced apart from each other to form a slotor opening 10 located centrally of the ends of the tie. The outer edges of the opening or slot 10 are formed V-shaped as indicated at l1 and the divided or split cross bar 9 is spaced apart from the adjacent end 12 of the tie to form a slot or opening 13, the outer edges 14; of which converge outwardly. Between the solid cross bar 8 and the adjacent end 15 of the tie 7 a tongue 16 is formed, the transverse edge 17 of which is sharpened and curved laterally of the body of the tie so as to be offset from'the adjacent face of the tie 7. One terminal 18 of the band 6 is passed under the end 15 between the tongue 16 and the cross bar 8 and back under itself and is suitably secured to itself at 19. Owing to the strain placed on the terminal 18 the tongue 16 will be caused to bite into said terminal as shown in section in Fig. 2. The other terminal 20 is passed over the split or divided cross bar 9 under said cross bar and through the slot or space 13 and over the end cross bar l2 and under itself as shown in section in Fig. 2. The terminal 20 may .be secured on the cross bar 9 by looping said terminal in a manner shown in Fig. 2 and slipping the loop on one portion of the cross bar 9 through the space between the confronting ends of the cross bar and then slipping the loop partly on the other cross bar portion so that the terminal will st-raddle the confronting ends of the cross bar 9. Owing to the angular or V-shaped edges 11 of the central opening 10 the band will be guided to a central position on the tie, and if a band slightly wider than the parallel sides of the opening is used the outer edges of said band will be slightly turned thereby increasing the resistance to any slipping movement.

The tie is preferably stamped out of a single piece of sheet metal and has been thoroughly tested with excellent results.

`What is claimed is In a bale tie, a body portion in the form of a trapezoid having a central opening, the ends of which converge outwardly in V- form, the said body also having openings therethrough spaced from the first mentioned opening to provide intermediate cross bars and end cross bars, said openings being of different lengths and the edges of the openings converging outwardly in opposite directions, the cross bar adjacent the longer opening being divided centrally and a tongue formed from the other opening at its outer edge and curved downwardly from one face of the body toward the solid cross bar intermediate its opening and the central opening, said tongue having a beveled eX- tremity positioned below the body proper.

In testimony whereof, I atliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN D. STRAHAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK LEWIS, J. T. DETHROW.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

